Parker Dewey is excited to announce the launch of Parker Dewey+, a new partnership option for education partners including colleges and universities, bootcamps, and other postsecondary workforce programs. Since Parker Dewey’s founding in 2015, we have partnered with hundreds of education providers who want to offer short-term, paid, professional assignments (Micro-Internships) to support their students, employers, and other stakeholders. Parker Dewey+ was designed for these partners to enhance their outcomes by giving real-time data to measure and expand engagement with these stakeholders all while creating more paid, professional opportunities for students.

Our tech team built Parker Dewey+ based on feedback from our partners. Through hundreds of conversations, our partners shared that they want immediate access to data about student/employer engagement, resources to market Micro-Internships and access to view students’ accounts. We have also heard that colleges and universities need to provide opportunities that can support all students, particularly as experiential learning continues to be recognized as a key component to driving postsecondary and workforce outcomes. Additionally, employers have shared that they want new and innovative ways to engage students, particularly with event attendance dwindling or its efficacy being questioned. And, above all, everyone wants students to get hired for longer-term roles.

Over the years, Parker Dewey has grown significantly with an increasing number of projects, employers, students, and schools. With this increase, there is tons of data to understand and address student and employers’ wants and needs, and Parker Dewey+ allows schools access to this data on-demand. 

With these updates, Parker Dewey+ serves the needs of all Career Services team members including those who serve students AND employers as well as those who provide administrative support in areas like marketing and data analytics. There’s truly something for everyone!

Parker Dewey+ Features

If you work with students, Parker Dewey+ provides:

• On-Demand Reporting on Student Engagement: Access reports on student sign-ups, Micro-Internship selection, income earned, and more.

• View Student Profiles: View students’ and recent graduates’ past applications and profiles to coach on how they can improve.
• Download List of Featured Projects: See projects currently available exclusively for your students with the links to share them.

If you work with employers, Parker Dewey+ provides: 

• On-Demand Reporting on Employer Engagement: Access reports on employers who have created accounts via your landing page and the projects they have posted.

• View Companies Who Have Worked With Your Students: Includes organizations who may not be working with your office (but should be).
• Download Report on Employers’ Feedback: See how employers rate your students’ performance based on direct feedback students have received from the Micro-Internship supervisors they’ve worked with.

In addition to these features, Parker Dewey+ also provides:

• Student Ambassador: Select one of your students to receive a PAID Micro-Internship supporting the launch or expansion of Micro-Internships.  This is included with all paid Parker Dewey+ subscriptions

• Access to Resources: Easily access Parker Dewey’s marketing toolkit, launch checklists and Parker Dewey support.
• Annual Impact Report: View a printable report highlighting your program’s results over the past year.

Funded Micro-Internships and Parker Dewey+

All Parker Dewey partners are able to upgrade their partnership to Parker Dewey+ at any time to get these features.  Access to Parker Dewey+ is also included with funded programs.  These programs include Micro-Internships available exclusively for students at that school to work on behalf of an employer of the school’s choice.  This is a great way for colleges or universities to support their external partners such as nonprofits, small businesses, or alumni while also providing paid experiential learning opportunities to students at scale.  Funding sources for these programs vary and can include grants, third-party sponsors, alumni donations, and department funds.  Click here to set up a meeting to learn more about a funded Micro-Internship program.

Getting Started with Parker Dewey+

Do you want to bring Parker Dewey+ to your team?  To get started, 

1. Complete this interest form which asks who on your team you would like to receive access to the tool. 
2. Parker Dewey will send you the terms of use and invoice.  
3. Once those have been received, your access can begin whenever you wish. Parker Dewey+ is available now and your one-year subscription can begin right away.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many licenses can I get with each Parker Dewey+ subscription?

Each career office can have as many Parker Dewey+ users as they wish, but decentralized career centers must each have their own Parker Dewey+ license. Each Parker Dewey+ user will be set up with a school email address.

How long is a Parker Dewey+ subscription?

Parker Dewey+ subscriptions last for one year.  Access to Parker Dewey+ as part of a funded program lasts for the duration of the program.

I work for a nonprofit organization that supports college students.  Can we subscribe to Parker Dewey+?

At this time, Parker Dewey+ subscriptions are only available to academic institutions or other education providers. Nonprofit Parker Dewey+ partnership options will be available at a later date.

Can I hire multiple Student Ambassadors?

Each Parker Dewey+ subscription includes one paid student ambassador per year.  Additional student ambassadors can be hired separately.

More questions?

Contact the Parker Dewey Partnership Team at schools@parkerdewey.com.